For Ranger Fans Everywhere

Honestly, I had a bit of a slower day at work today. No overdemanding patrons or reports due, so when I had a few minutes I decided to do a bit of research. Now I'm not talking about serious research on something like marketing the modern library, how to attract more teens to programs or even free and interesting programs for next year's summer reading. I recently read Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich and wanted to find out more about that Bulgari shower gel that Ranger uses that makes all the women swoon. Anyone who reads the Stephanie Plum books would agree that IS serious research. Well, the Bulgari shower gel does exist and the type he uses is Green Tea. So if you have been giving yourself an olfactory orgasm at Macy's and dreaming about which scent is his, you can narrow down the bottle that you embarrass yourself over now. I remember in junior high all the kids said that green meant you were horny (even though we had no idea what that meant), so in this case it may be true. At least if you are sniffing the green bottle and thinking about Ranger. I can say that I think I know something that Steve will be getting for his anniversary this year. Now he wants new pipes for his Harley and he may get them. I think he may have to get a little something for the ladies to go with them though. ;*)

WHAT!?!

I was heading into Wal-Mart today with my eco-friendly shopping bags and my shopping list. All of a sudden there it was in front of me. A used Q-tip. Now I have seen many things left in parking lots and probably left a few things myself, so I don't know why this bothered me so much. I found it so disturbing that I had to turn around and walk back to take a picture of it. (Trust me that got some looks.) I've seen many nauseating sights from dirty diapers to used condoms, but my brain could compute their purpose for being there even if I didn't really want to contemplate it. But who needs a Q-tip in a Wal-Mart parking lot and then just throws it on the ground? And it wasn't even the brand with the biodegradeable center. It was one of the cheap ones with the plastic center. It will be here in our Wal-Mart lot for years after the cotton ends have rotted away. So now I'm back to how it got there. Was someone trying to take care of some last minute personal hygiene? Trust me when I say that with some of the people I have run into at Wal-Mart or at work for that matter, it wasn't their ears I wish they had spent more time on. The other possibility is that it fell out of their car. So that leaves me to think about the condition of the car that is so filthy that when you open the doors dirty cotton swabs fall out. And why would they be in the car in the first place? I've ate, put on make-up, nursed a baby even scrapbooked (not all while driving of course) in a car, but I have NEVER cleaned my ears. There are many things I have grabbed at the last minute out the door on my way somewhere to do in the car, but I can honestly tell you that a Q-tip never entered my mind. So I guess for now the mystery of the parking lot cotton swab remains. I doubt the real story is nearly as interesting as all the possibilities I could come up with, but sometimes it's good to let your imagination run free rather than focus on the sorry state of the society that shows so little respect for one another.

I learned something today!

(This is the commercial break of my blog if you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack.) I learned today that Apple makes a very good product. Those little ipods are tough customers. The pictures show you what happens to an ipod that hits the asphalt from a motorcycle going about 50 mph. Four of us were heading to Meridian and I had my ipod clipped on my front pocket as I do on every trip of any distance at all. Well, today I moved my arm to check something and my hand bumped my ipod and knocked it right off my pocket. My first thought was "Oooh, I really wanted one of those new little nanos anyway." Then I thought I hope it didn't hit Greg or Dad's bike (which Greg was riding directly behind me). My mirror showed me that they were fine and then I saw the car behind him. I then thought, "I bet that car ran right over it and I can't afford a new ipod right now." There were a few "choice" words that passed through my mind and about a quarter mile from the mishap I found a place to turn around and see if I could find it. I returned to the scene of the accident and Greg had my back of course. I saw the ipod on the side of the road and then found another place to turn around, so I could go back and check it. I pulled over and picked it up. I plugged the earphones back in and it literally picked up right where it had paused because the earphones had been unplugged. I couldn't believe it. Now it does look at little worse for the wear and I did lose my plastic holder with the clip on it, but it works fine still. It just earned a little road rash. Doesn't look like I'll be shopping for a new nano yet, but you better believe when I'm ready to, I'll be looking at Apple products.

AAUGH!

I felt like Charlie Brown when I got to work today. You can picture him, can't you? All you can see is his wide open mouth, ears and nose. That was me. I brought my motorcycle to work and had a beautiful ride because the weather is just lovely. Perfect first day of fall! I gather my belongings with a happy sigh as I made my way to the door and there it is on the door to the library. A note. It says that they did the best they could but they left the wet vac for me if I want to do more. I know what that means. Water in the library again. AAUGH! Will it never end? Must I cringe every time it rains instead of being happy for the flora in my yard? It didn't get far this time, but I do worry about mold. I need a cup of coffee!

Here is one that I also thought about using, but I like the one I used for my profile better. Steve prefers this one. Probably because you can see more of the bike.

I have to learn about labels now. I forgot to add them to my other ones and I don't know how to edit older posts.

Here is where you can e-mail me at my library in Lake. Here is our website for CMRLS.

Here I go!

Well, I'm at the library and Dorothy is forcing me to create a blog for this class. I wasn't prepared for this and I feel very inadequate because I didn't bring my creativity helmet. I am willing to give this a try though.